Details: Noonan’s 2009 CD release, “The Man That I Can’t Be,” marked the beginning of a new musical chapter for the veteran Carolina songwriter and roots rocker, garnering positive press in roots music magazines, blogs and websites and receiving strong airplay on Americana stations. He is the bass player in The Overmountain Men, which includes longtime friend and collaborator David Childers, and with the Leadville Social Club. He’s the guitar player in the Loose Lugnuts. The Barbed Wires came together in 2009 playing old fashioned country and western, with a sound reminiscent of the Derailers , the Mavericks and the Hacienda Brothers.

Cost: $10 in advance, $15 day of show; advance tickets recommended as seating is limited.

Details: Presented as the first of four performances in the Gaston Concert Association 2012-2012 series, Sorrell is known for her vocal prowess and her appearances with groups like the North Carolina Symphony have drawn rave reviews.

Cost: $45 for adults, free for children in grades K-12 accompanied by an adult and $15 for high school students attending alone and college students. Includes admission to the four concerts in the series.

More information: For tickets and details, call Carolyn Spencer, 704-867-7166.

Between 2 Rivers Music Festival back in Belmont

What: The second annual Between 2 Rivers Music Festival.

When: 2-10 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 13

Where: North Main Street, Belmont, directly in front of The String Bean.

Details: No Justice, a red dirt/Texas country band out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, will make its Charlotte-area debut on the center stage. Other local and regional acts scheduled to perform include Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros , The Piedmont Boys, Mount Woodland Band, Josh Fosdick Band and Baylor Drive. All gate proceeds will support the Wounded Warrior Project and Gaston Hospice.

Details: Statesville native and Indiana University doctoral candidate Patrick Pope, organist, performs baroque to modern day music, including works by Rheinberger, Persichetti, Telemann, Bruhns and Bach. He will be assisted by Laurel Talley, violin, and Mark Dulin , trumpet.